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11. LAWRENCE.

i VINE AND WEED GUTTER. No. 110,477. Patented Deo. 27, 1870.

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di??? l PER /MW/K Letters Patent No. 110,477, dated December 27, 1879.-

IMPROVEMENT IN 'VIE Ahi@'WEEDNUPYERS.-

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Be it known that I, Halter LAWRENCE, of the city, county, and State of New York, hare invented anew and improved Vine and Weed-Gutter; and I do hereby declare that the followingvis a full, clear, and exact description thereof', which will enable ot-hers skilled inthe-art'to make. and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying" drawing forming part of this specification.

'This invention relates to improvements in apparatus for removing the vinesvof potatoes, weeds, and the like in advance of the potato-digging machines; and

v It consists in a pair of forked gathering-blades, a. discharging-trough and a rotarylcntter, mounted on a truck, or it may e on the potato-diggingmachine,"

for gathering, cntting,`and. discharging the vines and weeds, all as hereinafter.described.

Figure l is a sectional elevation 'of my Aimproved machine, and

Figure is aplan view oi the same. Y Similar letters of Vreference'indicate corresponding arts. p .A and B represent a -pair offorked'blades, suspended from the truck, so as to project ahead of the axle along the ground, with the points depressed, so as to glide along between the snriace and the overhanging weeds and vines, and gather them into the angle O, where they converge, to be cnt by the rotary cutter D, suspended fromvthe axle bythe vertical shaft E, and driven by gearing connected with one of the wheels of the truck, the said lcutter being arranged to revolve immediately -under the blades.

.The blade A is arranged mainly in a 'horizontal plane, and is extended behind. the anglesO, at E, in a. curved form, to serve for the bottom of a dischargingtrough, while the blade B is arranged more nearly vertical, and also extended behind. the angle O at F, to serve 'as a side wall to the said discharge; italso servesv to conduct the rines past the shaft of the cutter to prevent clogging.

-These blades are' made of sheet metal, and may either be formed together, with the parts E and F ot' tivo pieces joined at the angle Gef the said parts, or the whole maybe made'ofv one-sheet of metal, lproperly split and shaped, asmay be-preferred.

In this example the' cutteriblades are arranged to cut against the -vertical side' of the blade B, ,but ib may be arranged to run theothery way, and cut Y against the edgeof the blade A, and the latter may be made'capabie of. cutting in conjunction with-the rot-ary cutters. f

Having -thusrdescribed my invention,

Incl-aim as new and desireto' secure b5"I' .a'. ters,v

Patente- Y The combination of the 4gathering-blades, lota'ry cntfer,`and the discharger, either mounted on an in'- dependent truck or 'on the truck of a potato-(liggingI machine. all substantially as specified.`

' HARRY LAWRENCE.

Witnesses: i Y y Amex. F. Bonnema: s Taos. D. D. OUBMID,

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